Veteran British television director who has also worked in the United States (notably on the TV movie "Skokie"). Most famous for his work on "I, Claudius", he has also done all kinds of other drama programmes, ranging from "Rumpole Of The Bailey" to "Tales Of The Unexpected". (In one of his episodes of the latter series - "Skin", starring Derek Jacobi - he appeared as an actor under the pseudonym "Teris Hebrew", an anagram of his actual name). Marriages to actresses Moira Redmond and Fiona Walker, both of whom were in "I, Claudius".